Gingham Girl

Saturday, March 17, 2018

I colored the flowers with Tim Holtz Distress Markers, then afterward, "flicked" Tattered Angels gold "Glimmer Mist" on it to blend the colors and add some sparkle (which unfortunately you can't see in the pictures)! I ran out of room for the sentiment, so moved it up to my circle :)!

Added some red strips embossed with a woodgrain impression plate, clear sequins, gold Liquid Pearls, and Glossy Accents and to pick up the sparkle. The Concord & 9th's turnabout sets are SO much fun to use!

The snow has stopped (for now) and it's brilliantly sunny here today... even the (winter) birds are chirping! Decided to make a card to match the weather, using Linda's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!

I used Papertrey Ink's "Hello Sunshine" stamps and dies...

I sponged the diamond pattern using a stencil and added the sunrays over the top.

I had this leftover white flower and some little yellow ones cut with a Memory Box die and added those because they were decidedly sunny, too!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope that it's sunny for the parade and festivities near you :)!

Sunday, March 11, 2018

I didn't have a fun little hat, but for some reason, this little house from PTI's "Tinsel and Tags" Make it Market Kit reminded me of one...

The starting point was this sentiment and label image from Waltzingmouse Stamps "Country Labels 4," as my much loved WMS stamps are always my first stop for any IRISH inspiration !

It's a little difficult to see, but the background is a gingham background stamped in a light ink called "Pebble" from A Muse Studio.

Added a little sunshine from Lawn Fawn, over the layered label that was cut with the coordinating Nestabilities, another WMS stamp from the "Bitty Banners" set, and some fun white and yellow flowers to match the photo.

I was inspired by Laura Bassen's lovely pastel blended Easter egg background that she posted HERE for SSS today, so I created an Easter card, too!

I stamped the Houndstooth Backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms in Versamark on white paper, then clear embossed it. I ink blended using the emboss resist technique with Tim Holtz Distress inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, and Tumbled Glass. For the bottom sketch panel, I used a bit of vellum because I didn't want to cover up those pretty colors!

I stamped the eggs from a Waltzingmouse Stamps set called "Nestie Eggs" and cut them with the "Nested Eggs" Nestabilities. The banner is from a different WMS set called "A Good Egg," and the little bunny is cut using a Memory Box die :)!

I stamped the bottom using a mini branch from Reverse Confetti's "Fall for You" set in Versamark ink, heat embossed with clear powder, then sponged Abandoned Coral Distress Ink over the top. I splattered it with water to soften the color, then colored the leaves with a light green Copic marker.

I cut a frame using two stitched rectangle dies from Simon Says Stamp, embossed it with PTI's Woodgrain Impression Plate, then inked it in white. Also used Woodgrain on the white background, too, then distressed the edges.

I stamped and die cut a branch from "Tall Blooms" from kraft paper, heat embossed in white, then colored with the same green Copic marker. Added some coral and white adhesive pearls, too. The sentiment is also from "Tall Blooms," such a lovely font!

Reverse Confetti's shipping is lightening fast, and I want everything from their new release! Had to start somewhere, but there is more on my list :).

This week at Papertrey Ink, Lexi Daly's Make it Monday feature was to make a project inspired by the color wheel! I heard wheel, and immediately thought of Betsy's "County Fair" Make it Market Kit!

My colors might not match up like the wheel, but I got shades of the rainbow in there!

I splattered a piece of black cardstock with watered down white acrylic paint for my night sky.

Die cut my ferris wheel, stamped the little seats in an array of colors, added some Wink of Stella pen, and then some fun rhinestone "stars." The "Enjoy" die cut sentiment is also from "County Fair," and the bottom sentiment is from the new set, "Sentiment Staples: Birthday."